Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It might also be worthwhile buying packs of d.i.l. integrated circuit holders , or bulk buying the smaller types . |
| 2 | A few seconds later as the aircraft gains more speed , it will need more forward movement to prevent it from unsticking with the tail-wheel or skid touching the ground , and climbing away too steeply . |
| 3 | The advantages of having the conveyance or transfer containing the indemnity executed in duplicate have already been noted ( see Chapter 3 , p35 ) . |
| 4 | It is difficult to say whether or not a transfer of a house by the husband to the wife in , for instance , a " clean break " is " less in money or money 's worth than the value in money or money 's worth of the consideration provided " ( s339(3) ( c ) ) so there is always a risk that a conveyance or transfer following the court order or agreement may be attacked by a husband 's trustee in bankruptcy and the wife can not be absolutely safe until the five year period has expired . |
| 5 | Surgery on the heart or lungs themselves , or involving opening the chest for access ( e.g. to the oesophagus ) directly affects function , as air enters the normally airtight pleura , causing the lung to collapse . |
| 6 | so i guess you could try for the ‘ lottery ’ ( send a couple of ones in different names ) or try faxing/calling the leeds united ticket office — i guess tickets for our game will be really hard to get items … |
| 7 | Either wait until the work in progress is completed or try consolidating the DCs into a fewer number of DCs . |
| 8 | Similarly , France had to accept some relaxation in its position or risk seeing the five go ahead by themselves : the latter option would undoubtedly see a reduction in French influence as well as the likelihood of the five soliciting British membership . |
| 9 | The international relief agency , Care , called on the United Nations to stop killing Somali civilians or risk alienating the people it aims to help . |
| 10 | The employer may have to extend the period of the loan , thus incurring further interest charges or start charging the employee interest . |
| 11 | If you would like to join us please telephone or write stating the appropriate reference number to the Personnel Department , National Rivers Authority , Thames Region , Kings Meadow House , Kings Meadow Road , Reading , Berks RG DQ . |
| 12 | The presence of person is directly observable in the finite forms of the verb , either in grammatical endings or in a preceding noun or pronoun denoting the subject : ( 7 ) What does he do ? |
| 13 | The alternative was either not to commence running the business or to cease running the business shortly after completion which would have meant in either case that the landlord would foreclose on the lease and the plaintiff 's investment in the business would have been entirely lost . |
| 14 | For example , a rule that prohibits bringing the exchange into disrepute can not be read cold from the rulebook . |
| 15 | To do this you will need a sturdy roof-rack that attaches to the guttering of the car , and , rather than relying on your knot-tying ability , you can buy special straps that make securing the board , mast and boom far easier . |
| 16 | Another example is provided by a children 's picture puzzle that involves finding the drawing of a human face amongst the foliage in the drawing of a tree . |
| 17 | But anything of a bigger scale that involves attracting the public or rallying the faithful or listening to a guest speaker does need forethought and care if it is not to be a shambles . |
| 18 | However to take no action would be worse than to risk insulting the dead . |
| 19 | I immediately found myself more than occupied replenishing the guests with tea and coffee . |
| 20 | THE rise in share prices that followed the return of the Tories to power sharply reversed the falls that occurred following the announcement of a General Election . |
| 21 | While the politicians and administrators who framed the Act would not have wished to have espoused the notion of the ‘ undeserving poor ’ they felt unwilling to risk the public criticism that would have resulted from an approach to poverty that involved ignoring the potential waste on the ‘ work-shy ’ and the fraudulent application in order adequately to meet the needs of the majority of applicants . |
| 22 | Earlier in the Victorian period , in the winter of 1862 , panic swept through respectable London over a new variety of crime called ‘ garotting ’ , a type of violent robbery that involved choking the victim . |
| 23 | The new crime was called ‘ garotting ’ , a form of violent robbery that involved choking the victim . |
| 24 | About 12 months ago , ICL Technology chief Jurgen Olschewski could neither envisage revenue growth nor imagine hitting the previous year 's profit levels . |
| 25 | CPRW was among a large number of bodies that opposed allowing the Hamilton Oil Company to drill an exploratory well in a very sensitive area of seabed close to Bardsey Island . |
| 26 | Any insect that arrives bearing the wrong smell is instantly attacked . |
| 27 | rather than keep using the big tins for the school . |
| 28 | In many isolated rural communities output/head and value added will be lower , with the result that employment generation is higher than shown using the UK aggregate data . |
| 29 | By this time , the trade was completely unionized , and the existence of the women 's section of the union gave the group a certain coherence and identity ; so much so that to avoid overloading the present chapter , the union 's creation and activity is discussed in Chapter 7 . |
| 30 | The amount of small fish that swim behing the breaker is enormous . |